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Rooley Moor Wind Farm Rooley Moor Wind Farm Final 29 June 2012 Rooley Moor Wind Farm ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: SCOPING REPORT Final 29 June 2012 Sinclair Knight Merz OneSixty 160 Dundee Street Edinburgh EH11 1DQ United Kingdom Tel: +44 131 222 3530 Fax: +44 131 222 3531 Web: www.globalskm.com COPYRIGHT: The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd constitutes an infringement of copyright. LIMITATION: This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd’s Client, and is subject to and issued in connection with the provisions of the agreement between Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd and its Client. Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for or in respect of any use of or reliance upon this report by any third party. The SKM logo trade mark is a registered trade mark of Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd. Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report Contents Contents 1. Introduction 1 1.1. Background 1 1.2. Purpose of this Scoping Report 2 1.3. Coronation Power - Profile 2 1.4. Stakeholder Consultations 3 2. The Proposed Development 4 2.1. Rationale for Development 4 2.2. Description of Proposed Development 4 2.3. Grid Infrastructure 5 2.4. Description of Development Site 5 2.5. Cumulative Impacts 7 3. Proposed EIA Methodology 9 3.1. Introduction & Scope 9 3.2. Climate Change and Atmospheric Emissions 10 3.3. Cultural Heritage 12 3.3.1. Overview 12 3.3.2. Baseline Description 12 3.3.3. Assessment Methodology 13 3.3.4. Potential Mitigation Measures 14 3.4. Geology, Hydrology and Hydrogeology 15 3.4.1. Overview 15 3.4.2. Baseline Description 15 3.4.3. Guidance/Legislation 17 3.4.4. Proposed Scope of Assessment 18 3.4.5. Potential Impacts 19 3.4.6. Cumulative Impacts 20 3.4.7. Mitigation 20 3.4.8. Enhancement and Restoration 21 3.5. Landscape and Visual 21 3.5.1. Overview 21 3.5.2. Baseline 21 3.5.3. Landscape Designations 23 3.5.4. Potential Effects 24 3.5.5. Assessment Methodology 25 3.5.6. Assessment Process 26 SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ S:\Spatial Development\Development Control\2010 Plan Aps\TO GO ON WEB\Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 290512_Final[1].docxPAGE i Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 3.6. Ecology 38 3.6.1. Overview 38 3.6.2. Baseline Description 38 3.6.3. Site surveys 38 3.6.4. Designated Sites 38 3.6.5. Habitats 40 3.6.6. Species 40 3.6.7. Assessment Methodology 41 3.6.8. Potential Mitigation Measures 41 3.7. Ornithology 41 3.7.1. Overview 41 3.7.2. Statutory Designations 42 3.7.3. Breeding Bird Survey 43 3.7.4. Non-breeding Bird Surveys 43 3.7.5. Ornithological Assessment 43 3.8. Noise 44 3.8.1. Overview 44 3.8.2. Baseline Description 44 3.8.3. Assessment Methodology 44 3.8.4. Identification of Sensitive Receptors 44 3.8.5. Initial Calculations 45 3.8.6. Background Noise Monitoring 45 3.8.7. Production of Noise Curves 46 3.8.8. Operational Noise Impact Assessment 46 3.8.9. Cumulative Impacts 46 3.8.10. Construction Noise Impact Assessment 47 3.8.11. Impacts Scoped out of the Noise Assessment 47 3.8.12. Potential Mitigation Measures 47 3.9. Traffic, Transport and Access 47 3.9.1. Overview 47 3.9.2. Baseline Description 48 3.9.3. Guidance/Legislation 48 3.9.4. Proposed Scope of Assessment 48 3.9.5. Potential Impacts 49 3.9.6. Cumulative Impacts 49 3.9.7. Mitigation 50 3.10. Shadow Flicker 50 3.10.1. Overview 50 3.10.2. Baseline Description 50 3.10.3. Assessment Methodology 51 3.10.4. Potential Mitigation Measures 51 3.11. Telecommunications and Aviation 51 SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ S:\Spatial Development\Development Control\2010 Plan Aps\TO GO ON WEB\Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 290512_Final[1].docxPAGE ii Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 3.11.1. Overview 51 3.11.2. Assessment Methodology 52 3.11.3. Potential Mitigation Measures 52 3.12. Socio-Economics 53 3.12.1. Overview 53 3.12.2. Assessment Methodology 53 3.13. Potential Mitigation Measures 53 3.14. Environmental management 53 3.15. Land Use 54 3.15.1. National Trails and Public Rights of Way 54 3.16. Decommissioning and Restoration 55 3.17. Summary of Proposed Scope of the EIA 55 3.18. Draft Outline of Environmental Statement Structure 56 4. Invitation to Comment 58 SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ S:\Spatial Development\Development Control\2010 Plan Aps\TO GO ON WEB\Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 290512_Final[1].docxPAGE iii Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report Document history and status Revision Date issued Reviewed by Approved by Date approved Revision type Draft V1 31 May 2012 P Moynan M Brown 31 May 2012 Draft V2 25 June 2012 J Moran M Brown 25 June 2012 Final 29 June 2012 J Moran M Brown 29 June 2012 Distribution of copies Revision Copy no Quantity Issued to Printed: 23 July 2012 Last saved: 23 July 2012 01:05 PM File name: \\Uk-bfs-mdc01\projects\JEIA\Projects\JE30481\Deliverables\Reports\Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 290512_Final.docx Author: Shehu Saleh Project manager: Jo Moran Name of organisation: Coronation Power Name of project: Rooley Moor Wind Farm: Scoping Opinion Name of document: Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report Document version: Final Project number: JE30481 SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ S:\Spatial Development\Development Control\2010 Plan Aps\TO GO ON WEB\Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 290512_Final[1].docxPAGE v Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 1. Introduction 1.1. Background Coronation Power Limited (Coronation Power) is seeking to develop a wind farm, which for the purposes of this scoping report, is to be known as the ‘Rooley Moor Wind Farm’. The proposed wind farm site (shown in Figure 1 ) is situated approximately 3.5km southwest of Bacup, 4.5km southeast of Rawenstall and 6.5km north of Heywood. The towns of Rochdale and Bury lie approximately 5km and 6km to the southeast and southwest respectively. A site boundary for scoping purposes is illustrated in Figure 2 . The site covers an area of approximately 460.38 hectares (4.6 square kilometres) and is located within the administrative boundaries of Rochdale Borough Council in the Greater Manchester area and Rossendale Borough Council in Lancashire. The habitats on the site are primarily upland heathland and blanket bog. The initial design for Rooley Moor is a for a wind farm site comprising of 17 wind turbines, each with a power rating of 2.5MW and a height of up to 135m. The final choice of turbine size and layout will be based on environmental and technical considerations identified and evaluated during the scoping and environmental impact assessment stage of the proposed development. Based on the initial design, the wind farm would have an indicative capacity of 42.5MW and would generate renewable, carbon-free electricity for supply to the local electrical distribution grid to power over 25,000 homes per year 1 and eliminate significant quantities of carbon dioxide emissions per year through the displacement of conventional fossil fuel electricity generation. The proposed development will require planning permission to be granted by Rochdale Borough Council and Rossendale Borough Council (the Councils) under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). It is understood that Rochdale Borough Council will take the lead in processing the application. In support of the planning application, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to be undertaken, as required by the Environmental Impact Assessment (England) Regulations 2011 (“the EIA Regulations”). An Environmental Statement (ES) will be prepared to inform the EIA and will comprise the formal written statement of the developer’s assessment of the likely significant effects arising from the proposed development. The ES will address the predicted positive and negative impacts on the environment during the construction and operational periods of the development, as well as the predicted impacts during decommissioning, restoration and aftercare operations. The document will form part of the material informing and supporting the planning application 1 This figure is based on an installed capacity of up to 45MW. It is based on assumptions of a wind turbine capacity factor (30%) published within the BWEA web-site and will be refined to take into account site specific factors on completion of the wind farm detailed design. SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ PAGE 1 Rooley Moor Wind Farm Scoping Report 1.2. Purpose of this Scoping Report Coronation Power has commissioned SKM Enviros (SKM) to begin the EIA process, with the preparation of this Scoping Report, which constitutes a formal request to the Councils for a scoping opinion on the proposed Rooley Moor Wind Farm. As required by the EIA Regulations, this report provides the necessary background information for the Councils to prepare a scoping opinion. The document will also be circulated to a number of statutory and non-statutory consultees for comments. This Scoping Report will enable the Councils and consultees to formally comment on the proposed methodologies and the environmental issues that have been identified, and provides an opportunity for the Council and consultees to highlight any additional issues that they believe should be addressed within the EIA.
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